Supposedly it snowed here in Indiana yesterday. Apparently it was enough to stick for at least a few days. I’m trying to deny that it happened, but not for the reasons that you might think. I don’t care that it is colder outside. I actually kind of like snow, at least in small doses. It […]
How Old Should Kids Be To Date?
When I first started blogging, my biggest concerns were about potty training, free online math worksheets, and good deals on Gymboree clothes. Fast forward almost 10 years and I still have a lot of parenting concerns, but the stakes seem to be getting higher. Right now we are in the middle of “The Great Boyfriend […]
How My Kids Helped Me Accept Myself
I wish that I could be one of those people who doesn’t care what everyone else thinks about me (Hi, mom!). I have always been incredibly self-conscious about just about everything. I’ve been on a constant yo-yo diet since I was 13 (and weighed about half of what I do now!). I straighten my naturally […]
Reuniting Sisters Over 100 Years Later
A few years ago my grandmother gave me an old (OLD!) family album with pictures dating back to the mid 1800s. Some of the more recent ones had names on them but most did not. There were also some various odds and ends like newspaper clippings and funeral notices. As I worked my way through […]
Life Cut Short: Teenagers, Drugs, and Suicide
I write about a lot of personal issues on here, but this is one that I have never been able to share. However, the closer that my daughter gets to becoming a teen (less than a month!) and the more stories I hear from my friends, I think the time has come. My hope is […]